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Owners' Equity

by IlluminationWealth

Welcome to the Owners' Equity Podcast. In this podcast, the team at Illumination Wealth shares innovative wealth building & lifestyle enhancing strategies for business owners & their families. We also interview other successful entrepreneurs to learn their failures, advice, tips and stories on building wealth through business and investing.

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Episodes

  1. 6 Investments Principles I Used to Win My Fantasy Football League

    On this episode of Owners’ Equity we dive into six time tested investment principles that were applied to win a Fantasy Football league just as it can to produce positive investment results.

  2. Q&A regarding the new Stimulus bill and the second draw PPP.

    Listening to questions that we received from colleagues, clients, and friends regarding the new stimulus bill, the second draw PPP and tax implications of the PPP loan and the EIDL grant.

  3. Year End Giving With Matt Rinkey & Eric Niergarth

    Matt Rinkey and Eric Niergarth of Illumination Wealth discuss your options for Philanthropy and Charitable Giving as 2020 comes to a close. In this video you will learn: -What a donor advised fund is and it's benefits. -How to donate appreciated stock. Here's where you can find more of…

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  4. Tips for Health Insurance Enrollment Benefits That Improve Your Financial Health

    With a new year around the corner, it is time to again select your Health Insurance Benefits for 2021. Matt Rinkey and Norman Mangina, CFP of Illumination Wealth share helpful tips when selecting your options. -The Most Important Factors When Selecting Health Insurance -The Key Financial Benefits...

  5. Investing in Racial Justice

    Our very own Kathleen Boyd, CFP® joins Matt Rinkey to discuss the critically important topic of "Investing in Racial Justice" and the role the Financial Services Industry has to create positive change in this episode of Owners’ Equity.

  6. A Conversation with Reb Risty, Founder of REBL Marketing

    On this episode of Owners' Equity, our conversation dives into brand messaging and deepening customer relationships through video marketing with Reb Risty, Founder of REBL Marketing. In this episode you will learn: - How to improve your brand message in these turbulent times - A unique way of...

  7. 9 Lessons From My First 9 Owners' Equity Interviews

    After 9 detailed and insightful Owners' Equity Interviews, Matt Rinkey, the Founder of Illumination Wealth shares his top 9 takeaways from the series and explains how you can implement them into your business! The 9 Lessons: 1: Using Data Not Emotions to Make Decisions & KPIs 2: Do The Right…

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  8. The Opportunities & Regulatory Challenges for California Real Estate with Dan Feder, Founder of F&F Properties

    On this episode of Owners' Equity, we dive into the challenges & opportunities in the California multifamily (apartments) real estate market due to COVID-19 and the overall regulatory environment with Dan Feder of F&F Properties. In this episode you will learn: - How F&F has implemented the use…

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  9. Getting Traction in Your Business with Ron Harrell, Founder and CEO of MyOffice and Power Traction

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, our conversation dives into the Entrepreneur Operating System (EOS©) with Ron Harrell, Founder & CEO of MyOffice & Power Traction. In this episode you will learn: • What the Entrepreneur Operating System, EOS© is, and how implementing it saved Ron's company •...

  10. Leveling up your Business Financials with Jennifer Barnes, CEO of Optima Office

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, our conversation dives into optimizing your business financial management with Jennifer Barnes, the Founder and CEO of Optima Office. In this episode you will learn: - An easy way to tell if you have a big problem when it comes to your business accounting…

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  11. Positive Adventures in a Global Recession with Ryan Shortill, Founder of Positive Adventures

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, our conversation dives into the business trenches with Ryan Shortill of Founder of Positive Adventures and EO Business Trainer. In this episode you will learn: - What Taking Care Of Your Employees & Culture Really Looks Like Even with Major Layoffs - How to...

  12. Using Data & Being Scrappy to Increase Business R.O.I. with Grayson Lafrenz, CEO of Power Digital Marketing

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, we have a conversation with Grayson Lafrenz, founder and CEO of Power Digital Marketing. Here's where you can find more of Illumination Wealth: ◉ Our blog updated daily: http://illuminationwealth.com/blog/ ◓ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattrinkey/ ◑...

  13. Brand Enhancing P.R. Strategies with Anna Crowe, Founder and CEO of CrowePR

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, our conversation dives into brand enhancing P.R. strategies that company's can take to grow during difficult times with Anna Crowe the Founder & CEO of Crowe PR. In this episode you will learn: - A key P.R. go-giving strategy to enhance your brand position -...

  14. Critical COVID-19 HR Decisions with Dr. Kristin Kahle, CEO of NavigateHCR

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, our conversation dives into essential HR practices that all business owners need to be aware of as they navigate this health & economic crisis in order to keep their companies stable and maximize their PPP Loan Forgiveness with HR compliance expert, Dr.…

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  15. Making Sense of the Mortgage Market with Sam Mehta, Founder & CEO of Bluefire Mortgage

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, our conversation dives into the unusual dynamics in the mortgage market and what it means for homebuyers, those looking to refinance and financially strapped mortgage holders with Sam Mehta of Bluefire Mortgage. In this episode you will learn: - Why you...

  16. Maximizing The CARES Act With Chase Birky, CPA Founder of Dark Horse CPAs

    On today's episode of Owners' Equity, we have a valuable and insightful conversation with the one of the nation's premiere experts in the CARES Act and Founder of Dark Horse CPAs, Chase Birky. In it you will learn: - How his most successful business owner clients prepared for a crisis - Unique...

  17. Building Systems to Enhance Performance & Productivity with Aaron Keith, Founder of Buildify Systems

    I am really excited to drop this entrepreneur focused series called "Owners' Equity" where I have candid conversations with business leaders on how they are navigating the current economic environment and sharing their industry thought leadership and best practices so we can apply key strategies…

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  18. Who’s Got Your Financial Back?

    Who's got your back? That is one of the most important questions you must answer when it comes to navigating the terrain of personal finance. "Fiduciary" is a word getting a lot of play as of late in the financial industry.. In the financial advisory world, this means someone who is legally...

  19. The KPIs of Wealth Management

    Unless you own a business you've probably never heard of the acronym "KPI". You may even think we are talking baseball. KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator. KPIs are the critical (key) indicators of progress toward an intended result. No matter where you are in your personal financial…

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  20. Is Your Financial Vision Blurry?

    There’s a huge difference between having an opinion on the markets and having a crystal clear game plan on how to manage your wealth. If you want to create enduring wealth, your financial vision can not be blurry. We have seen too many entrepreneurs who have created wealth with 20/20 business...

  21. A New, Powerful Movie on Financial Independence

    On this episode, our host Matt shares his experience playing a behind the scenes role in powerful new movie called Playing with Fire. The movie premiered to a sold out theater in San Diego this past weekend. Playing with Fire is the first documentary on the Financial Independence Retire Early...

  22. 5 Lessons From A Mentor on Financial Independence

    "If you are not financially independent by the time you are forty or fifty, it doesn’t mean that you are living in the wrong country or at the wrong time. It simply means that you have the wrong plan." - Jim Rohn. Mr. Rohn was a business and success mentor to many, including Tony Robbins and...

  23. A Better Way To Buy (or Lease) A Car

    One of the biggest financial decisions people make haphazardly is the car buying or lease decision. Transportation expenses are the second largest expense in the average American's budget - secondly only to housing costs and represent 16% of all spending. From our purview, most people spend too...

  24. How Much Money Do You Need to Be Wealthy?

    How much money do you need to be wealthy? This was a question posed by Charles Schwab in their most recent Modern Wealth Survey to 1,000 American between ages 21 and 75. The answers were surprising and varied amounts the generations (Gen Z to Baby Boomers) as well as where one lived. How would…

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  25. Should You Convert Your Home To A Rental Property?

    We all know that buying a home is one of the biggest decisions of your life, but buying your next home comes with another huge decision to make: Should You Keep Your Home as A Rental Property or Sell It? Not everyone has the ability to keep their house as a rental but in today's housing market,...

  26. My $1,000,000 Mistake At 21

    While in college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Go Badgers!) I owned and operated a student transportation business with a good friend and business partner. We systematized the operations to the point where the business was able to run without our day-to-day involvement. The business...

  27. The Tax Breaks of the Real Estate Mogul Next Door

    A recent Bloomberg article highlighted the divorce proceedings of a billionaire real estate developer from New York City. The divorce documents revealed this wealthy real estate investor paid no tax since the 1980's. It articulated how investing in real estate can be tax favorable in good times…

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  28. Life Designed Real Estate Investing

    Just because you watch Flip or Flop does not mean that flipping homes is the right real estate investing path for you. There are, however, many ways to invest in real estate. You can live-in-flip, landlord, lend, partner, invest, sponsor, develop, do multifamily, residential rental, REIT…

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  29. How Much Real Estate Should You Have In Your Portfolio?

    Traditional financial advice typically disregards real estate investment from the asset allocation conversation. Real estate is often called "complex" or an "alternative" investment. Meanwhile the public markets consisting of Stocks, Mutual Funds and ETFs are conventionally believed to be the...

  30. The Extraordinary Tax Benefits of Real Estate Investing

    Real estate is one of the most popular investment strategies for building wealth, preserving it and creating enduring financial freedom. Investing in real estate opens a treasure trove of tax advantages that the traditional investment strategies sold on Wall Street do not fully provide. In fact,...

  31. The Costly Mistakes On Your Tax Return

    Do your eyes gloss over when you look at your tax return? Do you even truly know if your returns are prepared accurately? Are you aware of of any last minute tax saving opportunities? We have found that most people answer yes, no and no to those questions about taxes and it is costing them. Each...

  32. How To Realize Tax Savings From Your Personal Lifestyle

    Wouldn't it be nice if all of our lifestyle spending was tax deductible? Well, there are ways to coordinate personal lifestyle planning strategies with solid tax planning to save you thousands of dollars per year in taxes. There is however one vital requirement to even make this possible - you…

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  33. How Warren Buffett Has A Lower Tax Rate Than You

    Building wealth isn't about how much money you make, it's about how much money you keep. One of the biggest factors in how much you get to keep is directly related to how much of your income goes to taxes. On this episode of the "Sharing the Illumination Wealth" podcast, we discuss 5 types of...

  34. The Value Of Changing Your Mindset Around Taxes

    You may not realize this but taxes are likely your single biggest expense when you add them all up - Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax, Payroll Tax, Corporate Tax, Sales Tax, Property Tax, and the list goes on. But what's even worse than the tax itself is the approach people take when it comes...

  35. 2 Vital Numbers That Make or Break Your Early Financial Independence

    Financial Independence Planning is comprised of many financial details and assumptions about the future. Many financial advisers seek to add unnecessary granularity in hopes of delivering their clients a magic retirement number. On this episode, we discuss the two essential numbers that you must...

  36. How Much Does Financial Independence Cost?

    Over the past few episodes we have been addressing some of the most critical questions that you need to answer in order to create financial freedom. On today's episode we address the question of "How Much Money Do I Need for Financial Freedom?" We walk thru a step-by-step process to help you…

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  37. Financial Independence - Not If, But When

    On this episode, we address the next most important question on the journey to financial independence - "When"?. This is the date where you actually turn your financial independence dream to reality. You have to know "When" in order to actually do the math behind financial independence planning....

  38. The Two Most Important Questions For Financial Independence & Early Retirement

    This month, we are dedicating the "Sharing the Illumination Wealth" podcast to Financial Independence. On todays episode, we address two of the most important questions on your journey to financial independence. Unfortunately most financial advisors "poo-poo" these two questions yet they are...

  39. Wealth Care - A Healthy Financial Life Starts With A Proper Diagnosis

    This past weekend my daughter got sick so we took her to our local urgent care. She was quickly seen and dismissed with her actual ailment being misdiagnosed. She didn't receive the treatment she needed and her illness got worse (104 fever). Fortunately, we saw her pediatrician thereafter who...

  40. The 10 Year Challenge - Do You Like What You See?

    Welcome to the 10 Year Challenge Edition of the "Sharing The Illumination Wealth" podcast. On this episode, Matt paints a picture of how his 10 Year "Financial Life" challenge and how it has changed...not the least of which included founding Illumination Wealth in the depths of the great…

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  41. Do You Want to Save On Taxes? Hire Your Kids!

    On this episode, we discuss a tactical tax strategy for entrepreneurs and business owners with kids (or even parents). You will learn about the tax advantages of putting your kids on your company's payroll, how this money can be used to save for college and financial independence, and the…

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  42. The Stoic Mindset For Better Investment Results

    On this episode, we discuss how adopting a Stoic Philosophy can improve your investment results, especially during difficult market environments. We identify the core Stoic Disciplines and Mindset Shifts that some of the greatest investors have adopted as part of the investment framework. Take a...

  43. The Magic of Thinking Long-Term

    On this episode, we discuss a powerful way of thinking that has the ability to bring clarity and guidance to every choice and decision you make in the present. With New Year's upon and the plethora of resolutions, it's critical that these are connected to a long-term view of our future. However,...

  44. The 10 Highest Return On Investments You Can Make

    This episode was inspired by some of the most "wealthy" people we know. Their real "wealth" was cultivated by making these investments early on and throughout their life. Find out what these 10 high return on investments are and how to apply them in your financial life.

  45. Financial Health Amidst A "Sick" Stock Market?

    There's a virus going around and it's not just impacting people but the financial markets are feeling sick as well. No one likes to see their portfolios decline but it's actually a healthy sign of a functioning market. Find out a few key financial health and wellness principles that will allow…

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  46. Three Steps to Prepare Yourself for the Next Recession

    If you have watched or read any of the financial news over the past few weeks, there is no doubt you have heard predictions about an upcoming recession. In this concise inaugural episode of our Sharing the Illumination Wealth podcast, we want you to forget the predictions and discuss a few key...

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Welcome to the Owners' Equity Podcast. In this podcast, the team at Illumination Wealth shares innovative wealth building & lifestyle enhancing strategies for business owners & their families. We also interview other successful entrepreneurs to learn their failures, advice, tips and stories on building wealth through business and investing.

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